Little Bear’s Beat

Chickety, Chickety, Chop

Chickety, Chickety chop.How many times before I stop?

One, Two, Three, Four, etc.

Children all around the world use little rhymes to help them jump rope with a steady beat.

Kuma San(Little Bear)

Little Bear, Little Bear, Turn yourself around.Little Bear, Little Bear, Now please touch the

ground.Little Bear, Little Bear, Jump with just one paw.

Little Bear, Little Bear, “Sayonara.”

•Just like you might have a favorite color, food, or animal, sometimes people groups have favorite animals too. • In Japan, bears are deeply loved.• “Kuma San” means “honorable bear” or

“beloved bear”. • In Northern Japan the favorite bear is the

crescent moon bear.

•How many trees do you see?•How many beats did we tap?•The trees are the beats!

•How many bears are in each tree?•The number of bears tells us how many sound will be on a beat.